Product Overview

This chapter provides an overview of the features available for the Cisco IR807 Integrated Services Router.

Product Overview

This chapter provides an overview of the features available for the Cisco IR807 Integrated Services Routers and contains the following sections:

General Description

The IR807 routers are highly compact Cisco IOS routers with support for integrated 4G LTE wireless WAN capabilities.

Their benefits include:

  • Easily and rapidly deployable
  • Highly available and highly secure
  • Reliable operation and seamless integration with SCADA systems
  • Designed for power-constrained and harsh environments, tolerating a wide temperature range
  • Compact, lightweight, and DIN rail mountable, with all input/output ports and connectors on the front panel for easy installation in space-constrained cabinets
  • Well suited to industrial applications ranging from distribution automation for utilities to transportation and manufacturing, as well as remote asset management across the extended enterprise

These routers deliver enterprise-class features -- including highly secure data, voice, and video communications -- to stationary and mobile network nodes across wired and wireless links. The Cisco 807 industrial router supports enterprise-grade, wireline-like functionality such as:

  • Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
  • Quality of service (QoS) for cellular
  • Multi-Virtual Route Forwarding (VRF) for cellular

For a complete listing of the routers capabilities, see:

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/routers/807-industrial-integrated-services-routers/index.html

Hardware Overview

This section covers the overview of the IR807.

SKU Information

Table 1 lists the different SKUs available for the IR807. All SKUs support external antenna.

Table 1. Supported SKUs for Cisco IR807s

SKU ID

Description

Modem Type

IR807G-LTE-VZ-K9

North America (Verizon)

WP7601

IR807G-LTE-NA-K9

North America (AT&T)

WP7504

IR807G-LTE-GA-K9

EMEA

WP7502

Note : The IR807G-LTE-VZ-K9 SKU has a single SIM card socket. The IR807G-LTE-NA-K9 and IR807G-LTE-GA-K9 are equipped with dual SIM card sockets. Graphics in this guide show the dual SIM SKUs.

Front Panel Icons and LEDs

The IR807 uses icons to show the different features of the device. Table 1 shows Icons and their associated LEDs with descriptions. LEDs are visible from the top cover and from the front panel. The LEDs allows easy visibility for wall and desk mounted installations regardless of chassis orientation. Table 3 shows the Icons without associated LEDs and their descriptions.

Table 2. Icons with LEDs

Icon

Description/Activity

Icon

Description/Activity

System - Power and System Status.

Off — No power

Green Steady on — Normal operation

Green Flashing — Boot up phase or in ROM Monitor mode

Amber Steady on — Power is OK but possible internal FPGA program failure

Alarm - Alarm Input Status

Off — Normal operation

Red - Alarm State on the Alarm Input

VPN

Off — No VPN tunnel

Steady Green — At least one VPN tunnel is up

User Configurable LED

GPS - GPS Status

Off — GPS not configured

Steady Green — GPS configured

Slow Flash — GPS Acquiring in Standalone GPS

Fast Flash — GPS Acquiring in Assisted GPS

Slow Flash is defined as the LED will be on for 0.25 seconds and off for 0.75 seconds.Fast Flash is defined as the LED will be on for 0.25 seconds and off for 0.25 seconds.

RJ45 Fast Ethernet Ports -Link Status 0:1

Off — No link

Steady Green — Link is up

Flashing — Transmitting and Receiving data

RSSI - Received Signal Strength Indication

The RSSI LEDs are a 3 LED bar graph to indicate signal strength. Their functionality is described in the RSSI LED Table 2.

SIM Cards - SIM0/SIM1

Off — No USIM

Green — USIM installed and active

WWAN - Wireless WAN Activity

Off — Offline

On — In Service

Flash (on 200ms off 5 sec) — No Service

Flash (on 1 sec off 1 sec) — Low Power Mode

Flash (on 5 sec off 200ms) — Roaming

Flash (on 400ms off 100ms) — Data Active
Table 3. RSSI LEDs

RSSI

RSSI (2)

RSSI (1)

RSSI (0)

Green

Green

Green/Amber

< -110dBm

Off

Off

Off

-110 to -90dBm

Off

Off

On - Amber

-90 to -75dBm

Off

Off

On - Green

-75 to -60dBm

Off

On - Green

On - Green

> -60dBm

On - Green

On - Green

On - Green

Table 4. Icons only

Icon

Description

Icon

Description

Console

USB 2.0 Type A Port for Storage and Networking

Grounding point (located on side of device)

Reset Button

DC Power Input (12V to 48V)

DC Power Return

Alarm Common

Alarm IN

Serial Ports

Fast Ethernet Ports

Antenna 1 (TNC) Main

Antenna 2 (TNC) Div

Warning

Cisco IR807 Front Panel shows the front panel details of the IR807.

Figure 1. Cisco IR807 Front Panel

1

Antenna 1 (TNC) MAIN

7

Antenna 2 (TNC) DIV

2

USB Console (Type B)

8

Reset Button

3

USB Type A

9

FE1 10/100 Base-T RJ-45

4

S0 (DTE)

10

S1 (DCE)

5

FE0 10/100 Base-T RJ-45

11

External DC Power Input and Alarm

6

GPS (SMA)

IR807 Back Panel shows the back panels details of the IR807.

Figure 2. IR807 Back Panel

1

Screw hole for protective cover over USB

2

USB Type B (under a protective cover) Reserved to be used with Modem for external provisioning.

3

Screw holes for protective cover over SIMs (one on each side)

4

SIM0 (bottom) and SIM1 (top) Card Slots

IR807 USB Ports

The Console port is mini-USB type B port. If your laptop or PC warns you that you do not have the proper drivers to communicate with the router, you can obtain them from your computers manufacturer, or go here: https://www.silabs.com/developers/usb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers

The USB Type A interface provides access to an external USB FLASH device (also known as a thumb drive or a USB key). The Cisco IOS software provides standard file system access to the flash device: read, write, erase, and copy, as well as formatting of the flash device with a FAT file system. The router can be booted from the USB drive.

Antenna Recommendations

The IR807 is not shipped with antennas. They must be ordered separately.

NOTE : Poorly installed SIMO antennas, such that the two (or more in case of 3x3, 4x4 SIMO) antennas have a strong correlation coefficient. This may cause the two streams to interfere with each other (otherwise known as lack of diversity), since the system has trouble separating the two.

For detailed information about Cisco Antennas, please refer to the following guides:

Cisco Industrial Routers and Industrial Wireless Access Points Antenna Guide:

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/routers/connectedgrid/antennas/installing-combined/industrial-routers-and-industrial-wireless-antenna-guide.html

Cisco Aironet Antennas and Accessories Reference Guide

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/wireless/aironet-antennas-accessories/product_data_sheet09186a008008883b.html